Tag: sga
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Who Gives a Poop About Gender Neutral Bathrooms
Student Pioneers for Transgender Rights By Kristen Maikoo It started with a class project and a drive for change. Junior Mikaella Bruce, known to most as Bruce, became interested in establishing gender neutral restrooms on Salem’s campus and began the process during her Not-For-Profit Management course last year. After learning the basics of public policy…
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Club Constitutions: Where Did They Go?
By Emily Ramser Photo by Lesly Luna This school year began with new regulations, as Director of Student Activities Emily Long and SGA required an overhaul of all SGA funded clubs’ constitutions. In order to access their accounts, each club is now required to supply Emily Long with at least a digital copy of their…
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2015 SGA Elections Bring Changes to Election Process
Spring semester is the time for Spring Break, the Celebration of Academic Excellence, and of course, SGA Elections. This year, the election process was done a little bit different than in the past. One of the changes included holding the elections process in March, instead of April. Seniors Kayla Kennedy and Payton Caldwell were the…
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It’s That Time of the Year: Voting for 2015-2016 SGA Positions
Interested in learning more about the SGA candidates before voting? Read their short interviews below! SGA PRESIDENT Megan Cook My name is Megan Cook and I’m junior, double majoring in Political Science and Economics with a History minor. I have been involved with student government since high school and was actually SGA President my…
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The SGA Presidency Shift: What Happened?
This past December SGA President Evelyn Bradley stepped down from her position and was replaced by former Vice President, now President, Tali Schroeder. There have since been rumors around campus that suggested Bradley did not willingly step down, which has left the student body confused as to what happened. Bradley told The Salemite that she…
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SGA prepares for another “Spooktacular” Halloween carnival
It’s that time of the year again; time for pumpkins, ghosts, and the SGA Halloween Carnival. Every year, SGA sponsors a Halloween Carnival as a community service project to support Big Brothers & Big Sisters of Winston-Salem. “SGA has sponsored the Halloween Carnival for at least 15 years and has grown to become one of…
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Salem Elections: Candidate Biographies
President of Student Government Candidate #1 Evelyn Bradley, Class of 2015 Majors: English & Education Evelyn.Bradley@salem.edu I feel as though the best way to explain who I am and why I should be elected is to begin with something we are all familiar with: True is our love, oh Salem, Thy name we proudly own,…
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The Green Fund: A Possible Step Towards a Sustainable Future
You may have heard about the proposed Green Fund here at Salem. Many business, government agencies, and educational institutions have started similar programs to become more environmentally friendly and create a sustainable future. Now, with the Green Fund, Salem College may be joining this trend. The Green Fee would be included in the SGA fee at…
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SGA Meetings Revamped
Greetings Salem College Student Body, We would like to reiterate a change that will be implemented in the SGA Town Hall meetings. In the past, SGA Meetings have been utilized as a way to communicate meetings and group events. With increasing technology, this form of communication is unnecessary. We propose that at each monthly town…
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